August 18, 2001; Marshfield, WI: - The threat of rain loomed over Automated Products Night of racing. Fortunately, the only rain that fell was before the night began. Top drivers in the CARQUEST Super Late Model division were Mark Eswein, fast timer, Pete Kempf, dash winner, Gary Back and Dean LaPointe heat winners, and Jeff Weinfurter went home with his fourth feature win this year. Andy Simonis set fast time and won the feature in the CWSSA Super Stock division. Larry Schultz won the dash, and Matt Raykowski and Tim Hintz won their heat events. In the Legends division, Dean Fisher was best in time and won the feature. Russ Weiler took home the dash win and Josh Schoenick the heat win. Robert Detwiler also set fast time and won the feature. Rodney Feltz won the first heat and Travis Zvolena the second.
The first feature lap of the 17 car field of CARQUEST Super Late Models was led by Wayne Mackesy, on the outside of pole sitter Keith Bohmsach. Bohmsach inched ahead of Mackesy on the inside for the lead, the next four laps. As the cars continued to compete side by side, Greg Back moved up to the top spot. Ben Pettis worked his way up to third, only to lose that spot four laps later to Dean LaPointe. LaPointe then went on to second two laps later. Lap 13 the only caution of the race flew for an incident involving Rick Grunden and Mark Eswein, as they both slide through the infield. Eswein was unable to return as a result, Joe Krzykowski and LaPointe also pulled their cars into the pits. When the race resumed, Greg Back led, Jeff Weinfurter moved up to second, Chris Weinkauf third, Bohmsach fourth and Pettis fifth. Lap 16 Weinfurter and Weinkauf both passed Greg Back for first and second respectively. Pettis lost fifth spot to VanDerGeest on lap 18. VanDerGeest and Gary Back passed Bohmsach for fourth and fifth. Weinfurter took home his first win since June, his fourth this season. Chris Weinkauf second, Greg Back third, VanDerGeest fourth and Gary Back fifth. The CWSSA Super Stock feature almost ran caution free if it weren't for an incident between the leaders with only two laps to go. Cary Lyons led the twenty car field the first lap, Mike Cusick led the next seven. Then Allan Sankey took the lead for what looked like could be the win, but hard charger Cale Laessig had flew through the field and caught and passed Sankey for the lead on lap 14. Sankey held onto second, Larry Schultz third, Cusick fourth and Andy Simonis fifth. Simonis moved up to fourth on lap 16. As Laessig and Sankey drove into turns one and two, coming around for the white flag, both cars drove off of turn two. Sankey took the blame for the incident, but Laessig was unable to return. Larry Schultz inherited the lead on the restart, but was unable to fend off Simonis for the win. Merle Weinfurter moved up to third, Cusick was running fourth and Tim Hintz fifth. Simonis won his fourth feature this season, Schultz took second, Weinfurter third, Cusick fourth and Hintz fifth. Dan McGiveron led the first three laps of the Legends feature. Elliott Weiler held second behind McGiveron for two laps until losing it to Phil Bickley. Bickley then took the lead for the next five laps. McGiveron held second for two laps until Elliott Weiler took it back. Rick Jensen was up to third, Josh Schoenick fourth and Dean Fisher fifth. Jensen and Fisher passed Weiler for second and third. Lap nine Fisher grabbed the lead from Bickley. Bickley held second, Dan Dye third, Jensen fourth and Schoenick fifth. A couple of laps later, Schoenick passed Jensen for fourth. Lap 12, Schoenick and Jensen passed Dye for third and fourth. Dye came back to take fourth. Schoenick then drove ahead of Bickley for second, and Russ Weiler broke into fifth. Fisher went on to win his third feature this year, Schoenick second, Bickley third, Dye fourth and Russ Weiler fifth. The 1-Man Cruiser feature was led by Matt Nelles for lap one. Rodney Feltz led the next seven laps. Robert Detwiler then took the lead for the win, also his fourth this season. Feltz went home second, Don Tieman Jr. third, Josh Elmhorst fourth and Matt Nelles fifth. The winning women of the Powder Puff races were Christel Simonis in the Super Stocks. Mary Fisher won in a tough battle with Dakonya Haralson-Weiler in the Legends. Tammy Ballenger winning the 1-Man Cruisers, and Denise Porter and Kristeen Ratsch in the 2-Man Cruisers. The winners of the 2-Man Cruiser race were Mike Dodson and Luke Hall. Second Bob Payne and Steve Bores, and Jon Dupee Jr and John Brugh third. The winner of the Wal-Mart bicycle was Kayla Krone from Pittsville. Next Saturday's events are sponsored by Mid-State Truck Service. Extra money will be added to the Super Late Models with $1000 to win the feature, $500 for second. $200 to win the Super Stock feature and $150 for second. Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m., qualifying at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30. Divisions racing are Super Late Models, CWSSA Super Stocks, Motorcycles, 1-Man Cruisers and 2-Man Cruisers. |
